California cannabis company WellGreensCA and two of its executives face federal criminal charges for allegedly dumping 1,500 pounds of toxic waste.
MJ Biz
- A federal prosecutor charges two executives conspired to illegally dump 28 drums of ethanol waste between November 2017 and June 2018.
- An attorney for WellGreensCA said the company had passed multiple inspections and blamed a compliance consultant the company had hired.
- Canna Law Blog discusses why the company wasn’t charged with anything directly related to cannabis.
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- An unlicensed Santa Cruz grower tried to block a raid with a tractor. ????WeedWeek California is tracking California’s crackdown on unlicensed businesses.
